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Horizon 2020 & Smart Specialisation

Workshop on Horizon 2020 National Centre for Scientific Research – DEMOKRITOS Athens, Greece 5 February 2013. Robert-Jan Smits. Director-General for Research & Innovation. Horizon 2020 & Smart Specialisation. Research and Innovation. Main topics. The political context

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Horizon 2020 & Smart Specialisation

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  1. Workshop on Horizon 2020 National Centre for Scientific Research – DEMOKRITOS Athens, Greece 5 February 2013 Robert-Jan Smits Director-General for Research & Innovation Horizon 2020 & Smart Specialisation Research and Innovation

  2. Main topics • The political context • Innovation Union – turning the European Union into an Innovation Union • Horizon 2020 – the future EU Framework programme for Research & Innovation (2014-2020) • Greece andResearch and Innovation.

  3. The Political Context Europe faces: • Lack of growth, bleak economic climate; • Increasing imbalances across the continent; • Declining public confidence and high social costs of adjustment; • Increased competition from other parts of the world; • Debate on the EU and its future

  4. Fighting the crisis & reviving growth 1. Sound public finances • Public deficits need to shrink 2. Structural reforms • Restoring competitiveness of MS (e.g. flexible labour markets) • Reaping synergies from the world's largest Single Market 3. Smart investment • Stepping-up efforts to protect, at national level, pro-growth public spending in consolidation processes • Pro-growth EU budget(e.g. Horizon 2020 to support objectives of Europe 2020 Strategy)

  5. Europe 2020 strategy • Objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth • Headline targets, including 3% of GDP invested in R&D • 7 flagship initiatives: • Innovation Union • Digital Agenda for Europe • Resource Efficient Europe • Industrialpolicy for the globalisation era • Youth on the move • An agenda for new skills and jobs • European platformagainstpoverty

  6. Innovation Union

  7. Turning the European Union into an Innovation Union • Improving framework conditions for innovation to flourish • 34 commitments • Speeding up standardisation • Making better use of and 'modernising' public procurement procedures • Creating a real internal market for venture capital • Agreeing on a unified European patent • Completing the European Research Area

  8. European Research Area: • "A unified research area open to the world based on the Internal Market, in which researchers, scientific knowledge and technology circulate freely and through which the Union and its Member States strengthen their scientific and technological bases, their competitiveness and their capacity to collectively address grand challenges."

  9. European Research Area - Five Key Priorities • More effective national research systems • Optimal transnational co-operation and competition • An open labour market for researchers • Gender equality and gender mainstreaming in research • 5. Optimal circulation, access to and transfer of scientific knowledge including via digital ERA

  10. Horizon 2020 The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)

  11. Investment in R&D is part of the solution to exit from the economic crises

  12. The EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020: Commission’s proposals 29 June 2011 Key challenge: stabilise the financial and economic system while taking measures to create economic opportunities • 1. Smart & inclusive growth (€491bn) • 2. Sustainable growth, natural resources (€383bn) • 3. Security and citizenship (€18.5bn) • 4. Global Europe (€70bn) • 5. Administration (€62.6bn) Horizon 2020 Education, Youth, Sport Connecting Europe Cohesion Competitive Business SMEs Total: € 1,025bn

  13. What is Horizon 2020 • Commission proposal for a 80 billion euro research and innovation funding programme (2014-2020) • A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European Research Area: • - Responding to the economic crisis to invest in future jobs and growth • - Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment • - Strengthening the EU’s global position in research, innovation and technology

  14. Horizon 2020 - What is new • A single programme bringing together three separate programmes/initiatives • Coupling research to innovation – from research to retail, all forms of innovation • Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. health, clean energy and transport • Continuation of investment in frontier research • Simplified access,for all companies, universities, institutes in all EU countries and beyond.

  15. Horizon 2020 - Three priorities: Excellent science Industrial leadership Societal challenges

  16. Horizon 2020 - Priority 1. Excellent science (28 Billion Euro) • Why: • World class science is the foundation of tomorrow’s technologies, jobs and well-being • Europe needs to develop, attract and retain research talent • Researchers need access to the best infrastructures

  17. Horizon 2020 - Priority 2. Industrial leadership (20 Billion Euro) • Why: • Strategic investments in key technologies (e.g. advanced manufacturing, micro-electronics) underpin innovation across existing and emerging sectors • Europe needs to attract more private investment in research and innovation • Europe needs more innovative SMEs to create growth and jobs

  18. Horizon 2020 - Priority 3. Societal challenges (36 Billion Euro) • Why: • Concerns of citizens and society/EU policy objectives (climate, environment, energy, transport etc) cannot be achieved without innovation • Breakthrough solutions come from multi-disciplinary collaborations, including social sciences & humanities • Promising solutions need to be tested, demonstrated and scaled up

  19. Simplification • Single set of simpler and more coherent participation rules • New balance between trust and control • Moving from several funding rates for different beneficiaries and activities to just two • Replacing the four methods to calculate overhead or 'indirect costs' with a single flat rate • Major simplification under the forthcoming financial regulation • Successful applicants to get working more quickly: reduction of average time to grant

  20. Specific measures in Horizon 2020 to close the innovation divide • Improved information, communication and support • Stimulating cross-border science networks • ERA (European Research Area) Chairs • Teaming/Twinning of research institutions

  21. Next steps: the inter-institutional debate unfolds • Commission published Horizon 2020 proposals on 30 November 2011 • Council agreed 'Partial General Approaches' on Regulation May; on the Rules in October; and the Specific Programme in December 2012 • The ITRE Committee of Parliament proposed amendments in November 2012 • 'Trilogue' process underway (Commission, Council, EP) • The budgets for Horizon 2020 will be finalised following agreement by the European Council on the Multi-Annual Framework. • Final legislative acts expected at end of the year • First calls: mid-December

  22. Greece

  23. Participation of Greece in FP7 • Greece has been involved in 1776 FP7 signed grant agreements, receiving a total of 719,51 million Euro of FP7 EU contribution • Success rate of 16,4% (EU average:21,1%) • Participation of Greece to FP7 is particularly successful in the field of 'Information and Communication Technologies' (211 million euro, i.e., 34% of the total EU contribution devoted to Greece) and Marie Curie schemes • 255 EL Marie Curie Fellow(s) (5,91% of the EU-27*) • ERC: 55 EL Principal Investigator(s) (2,34% of the EU-27*) benefit from EUR 83,09m (2,23% of the EU-27*); A significant number of Greek nationals hold an ERC grant abroad • Top 10 players: Universities (TechnicalUniversity of Athens, and Universities of Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras and Crete); Research Centres (FORTH, CERTHn DEMOKRITOS, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research) • Top 5 collaborating countries: DE, IT, UK, FR, ES

  24. Opportunities for Greece in Horizon 2020 • Fully use potential of your excellent researchers and innovators in all priorities of Horizon 2020 'learn from the winners' • Capitalise on your Greece-specific strengths • Explore all opportunities, e.g. financial engineering, widening measures • Build networks (NCPs!!); prepare for the first calls • Register as potential experts in advisory structures and as evaluators But: it requires to increase research and innovation investmentsat national level

  25. The Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020: Commission’s proposals 29 June 2011 Key challenge: stabilise the financial and economic system while taking measures to create economic opportunities • 1. Smart & inclusive growth (€491bn) • 2. Sustainable growth, natural resources (€383bn) • 3. Security and citizenship (€18.5bn) • 4. Global Europe (€70bn) • 5. Administration (€62.6bn) Education, Youth, Sport Connecting Europe Competitive Business SMEs Cohesion Horizon 2020 Total: € 1,025bn

  26. Cohesion Policy

  27. What is EU Cohesion Policy? A framework for financing a wide range of projects and investments with the aim of encouraging economic growth and social cohesion in EU member states and their regions. Biggest slice of the EU budget: proposedbudget: €376 billion Allocation of funds from Cohesion policy will be linked to the Europe 2020 objectives for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth Strengthenedpartnershipbetween Commission and Member States and regions and local communities

  28. Cohesion Policy: More coherent use of available EU funds Operational Programmes Common Strategic Framework Partnership agreement • Alignedwith Europe 2020 objectives (and measurement of • progresstowardstargets) • Simplification: reduction of administrative burden for beneficiaries • Coordination of cohesionpolicy, rural development, maritime & fisheriesfunds • Coherencewith National Reform Programmes • Effectiveness: ex-ante conditionalities, performance framework

  29. R&I Investment priorities for ERDF (2014-20) Objectives: Enhance research and innovation infrastructure (R&I) and capacities to develop R&I excellence and promoting centres of competence Promote business R&I investment, product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation and public service application, demand simulation, networking and clusters Budget (expected): More or less €60-80 billion (expected) Thematic concentration: R&I, SME, low carbon economy + 4th (e.g. ICT, energy, climate) This will have to be conducted via Smart Specialisation Strategies

  30. What is Smart Specialisation? • A strategic approach to economic development through targeted support to Research and Innovation; • A process of developing a vision, identifying competitive advantage, setting strategic priorities and making use of smart policies to maximise the knowledge-based development potential of any region (strong or weak, high-tech or low-tech); • Concentratesresources on a smallnumber of thematicpriorities • Stresses role for all regions in the knowledge economy, through identification of comparative advantages in specific R &I domains/clusters (not just winning sectors); • Challenges: Smart specialisation has to embrace the concept of open innovation, not only investment in (basic) research. • See also: http://ec.europa.eu/research/era/publication_en.cfm

  31. Smart Specialisation: Policy (1) What are the main requirements?: • Leadership: a long-term commitment of national and regional authorities • Strategy: a plan with clear objectives and measurable deliverables based on a SWOT-analysis • (Tough) Choices: select few priorities on the basis of international specialisation and integration in international value chains • Competitive Advantage: mobilise talent by matching RTD + i and business needs & capacities • Critical Mass: identify areas where scale and scope can be developed • Stakeholder involvement / Ownership of the strategy

  32. Smart Specialisation: Policy (2) What are the main steps to take? • Step 1 : Analysis of regional potential for innovation-driven differentiation • Step 2: Smart SpecialisationStrategydesign and governance - ensuring participation & ownership • Step 3: Elaboration of an overall vision for the future of the region • Step 4: Selection of priorities for Smart SpecialisationStrategy + definition of objectives • Step 5: Definition of coherent policy mix, roadmaps and action plan • Step 6: Integration of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms

  33. Smart Specialisation: Instruments • Clusters for regional growth: business ecologies that drive innovation • Social Innovation: new organisational forms to tackle societal challenges • Key Enabling Technologies: systemic potential to induce structural change • Research infrastructure/centres of competence: support to ESFRI and EU wide diffusion of leading edge R&D results • Innovation-friendly business environments for SMEs: good jobs in internationally competitive firms • Financial engineering • Lifelong Learning in research and innovation • Public Procurement for market pull

  34. Smart Specialisation: example (1) ICT for the TourismSector • Digital investments in the tourism sector - Digi-lodge • spur technology-related investments even at the smaller lodges and family-run hotels across Greece • Some statistics for Greece • only 74 % of Greek hotels have access to the Internet and this number falls to 37 % for small guest houses • some 71 % of available hotel websites do not have online details of room availability while more than 67 % of bookings are made through traditional channels. • Widespread introduction of modern ICT tools in hotels and other tourist facilities • attracts greater numbers of higher value-addedvisitors • improves hotel management efficiency • Digi-lodge supports ICT investments • between EUR 7 000 and EUR 40 000 in total • Cofinancing at a level of 60 %

  35. Smart Specialisation: example (2) Microelectronics and Embedded Systems Hellenic Technology Clusters Initiative (HTCI – Corallia) • Collaboration between industry and research actors (over 100 organisations) • One-stop-shop for business opportunities • Support to the creation of new ventures • Incentives for business angels • Technologytransfer • Training • Innovation "made in Greece" • EU contribution through ERDF

  36. Smart specialisation: Commission assistance • RIS3 Platformhttp://ipts.jrc.ec.europa.eu/activities/research-and-innovation/s3platform.cfm • Established by the Joint Research Centre (IPTS) in Seville • Facilitator in bringing together the relevant policy support activities in research, regional, enterprise, innovation, information society, education and sustainable policies. • Information and communication on related funding opportunities under the relevant EU funding programmes. • Direct feed-back and information to regions, Member States and its intermediate bodies. • Provides methodological support, expert advice, training, information on good practice, etc. • Mirror Group of International experts • Outside the Platform: Commission fundsexpert contracts for specific assistance to regions and Member States

  37. Synergies between Horizon 2020 and Cohesion Policy  Cohesion Policy HORIZON 2020

  38. Cohesion policy: Next steps

  39. Conclusions: • Research and Innovation triggers growth and jobs and will help us exit the crisis • Also necessary to ensure that Europe remains an attractive place for world-class science, vibrant innovation and high-quality products • Therefore: smart fiscal consolidation • Investments in R&I, both at national and EU level, should be safeguarded from budget cuts • With an appropriate Horizon 2020 budget, we can send a strong signal of our shared commitment.

  40. Thanks for your attention! Find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020 http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/index_en.cfm

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